Terrific Strawberry/Green Smoothie
I can’t believe how expensive those “instant” smoothies are, in the freezer section. Holy cow. I think they are $3 a package?!
We got a blender, a very nice one, from a dear friend. My daughter has taken it upon herself to create smoothies (mostly because I have been busy reviewing electronics and renovating the kitchen). She’s been experimenting with all sorts of ingredients (almond milk, cucumbers, bananas, etc). I’m not very fond of smoothies in general (I prefer to either eat my food or drink my drink, not have something in between), but my daughter’s strawberry smoothies are superb. They are especially terrific when chilled or iced just a little. YUM. Here’s her recipe for strawberry smoothie.
TIP: You can use either frozen strawberries or fresh. We use frozen because the fresh are usually too expensive. Fresh is best tasting, though. She also sometimes adds rice milk or soy milk to the mix, which makes the smoothie something like a milkshake.
Strawberry Kale Smoofie*
About 5 cups or so of frozen or fresh strawberries, washed and stems removed
2 handfuls of fresh kale, washed and stems removed
Water or rice milk
- Fill the blender about 3/4 with strawberries
- Add water or rice milk up to about an inch from the top
- Press “stir” on the blender for a few seconds to get the frozen fruit moving around
- Switch to “beat” until the strawberries are about all chopped up
- Then switch to “blend” for about 30 seconds or so, till it has the consistency of thick applesauce, and flows easily through the blender
- Add two handfuls of kale, and go back through the “beat” and “blend” cycles
- Add a packet of stevia, or in my case, Sun Crystals
- Set to “liquefy” until it has the smooth consistency you want
- Ready to serve!
“Smoofie” is our endearing term for “smoothie.”